State of Native Agriculture ADDRESS

Native Agriculture in Action

The Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) invites farmers, ranchers, producers, Tribal leaders, and community members to the inaugural State of Native Agriculture Address. Delivered on March 9 at 12:00 p.m. CT, this is the first virtual broadcast of its kind highlighting the current state of Tribal agricultural economies and the leadership of the Native American producers and Tribes revitalizing our economies, feeding our people, and building our future for generations to come.

Keynote Speakers

Secretary Tom Vilsack

Secretary Tom Vilsack

Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Honorable Tina Smith

Honorable Tina Smith

U.S. Senator for Minnesota and member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Honorable Amy Klobuchar

Honorable Amy Klobuchar

U.S. Senator for Minnesota and member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Administrator Zach Ducheneaux

Administrator Zach Ducheneaux

Cheyenne River Sioux

Administrator for USDA Farm Service Agency

Toni Stanger-McLaughlin

Toni Stanger-McLaughlin

Colville Confederated Tribes

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF), member of the USDA Equity commission

Cole Miller

Cole Miller

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

Co-Chair of the Native Farm Bill Coalition and Vice Chairman of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

Kari Jo Lawrence

Kari Jo Lawrence

Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nations

Co-Chair for the Native Farm Bill Coalition and Executive Director for the Intertribal Agriculture Council and  on the USDA Equity Commission Agriculture Subcommittee